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TRADE MARKS ORDINANCE :(a) for the purposes of any provision of this Ordinance which contemplates or authorizes the making of rules (other than rules of court) with respect to any matter;
 * (b) prescribing anything authorized or required by a provision of this Ordinance to be prescribed; and
 * (c) generally for regulating the practice and procedure under this Ordinance.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), rules made under this section may make provision—
 * (a) as to the manner of filing of applications for registration of a trade mark and other documents with the Registrar;
 * (b) as to the making of applications for registration of a trade mark by a partnership, association or other unincorporated body and the registration of trade marks in the name of such a body;
 * (c) requiring and regulating the translation of documents and the filing and authentication of any translation;
 * (d) as to the manner of publication of any notice, request, document or other matter required by this Ordinance or the rules to be published in the official journal;
 * (e) specifying the person or class of persons by whom any such notice, request, document or matter shall be published in the official journal and specifying the consequences of a failure to publish;
 * (f) as to the time when applications and other documents shall be treated as having been filed with the Registrar for the purposes of this Ordinance or the rules;
 * (g) as to the service of documents;
 * (h) regulating the procedure to be followed in connection with any proceedings or other matter before the Registrar and authorizing the rectification of irregularities of procedure;
 * (i) requiring fees to be paid in connection with any such proceedings or matter or in connection with the provision of any service by the Registry;
 * (j) empowering the Registrar to tax costs awarded by him in any proceedings before him;
 * (k) regulating the mode of giving evidence in any such proceedings,whether orally or in writing and whether by means of the production of documents or articles or otherwise;
 * (l) regulating the inspection of documents or articles;
 * (m) prescribing time limits for doing anything required to be done in connection with any proceedings under this Ordinance;
 * (n) providing for the extension of any time limit so prescribed, or specified by the Registrar, whether or not it has already expired;